The Coweta City Council on July 7 unanimously approved resolutions authorizing the city to participate in two Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) bridge replacement projects and authorized the City Manager to execute all project documents. The actions cover bridge work over Coweta Creek on East 141st Street South (NPI 16391, BRO-273D(124)CB, State Job Piece No. 38749(04)) and over Coweta Creek on West Sycamore Street east of Bixby Street (NBI 22497, BRO-273D(123)CB, State Job Piece No. 38747(04)).

City Manager Julie Casteen led the discussion of the projects and provided the project identifiers for the council. The council voted to adopt Resolution 2025-21 for the East 141st Street South project and Resolution 2025-22 for the West Sycamore Street project. Both motions were moved by Mayor Naomi Hogue and received seconds (the East 141st motion was seconded by Lauren Givan; the West Sycamore motion was seconded by Caroline Martin). Each motion carried by recorded vote with Naomi Hogue, Lauren Givan, Caroline Martin, Joshua Wilburn and Jeremy Barnett voting aye.

The resolutions expressly authorize the City of Coweta to participate in the ODOT projects and authorize the City Manager to execute related documents. The council record lists the ODOT project identifiers and state job piece numbers for each bridge replacement; no additional funding breakdown or local cost-share was discussed in the meeting minutes.

The approvals move Coweta into the procedural phase of participation with ODOT; any final construction schedules, funding allocations, or contracts between the city and ODOT were not described in the meeting record and remain to be determined. The council did not take separate actions at the meeting to specify local funding sources or timelines for either project.

The council adjourned at 6:26 p.m.; staff will proceed with the administrative steps authorized by the resolutions, including execution of documents by the City Manager.